Vaginal irrigator.



No. 840,560. PATENTED JAN. 8', 1907.

c. 0. FARRINGTON & T. WATSON. VAGINAL IRRIGATO'R;

APPLICATION FILED JAN.13, 1906.

6237566 dikri'z'zgiwz W1 TNESSES; INVENTORJ,

A TTOR/VE VS.

1n: NORRIS PETERS cc., WASHINGTON, n. c

, UNITED sjTArEs PATENT orrron.

' CHARLES OLIPHIN'I. F-ABRINGTON AND THOMAS WATSON, or SEALY,

- TEXAS.-

iVAGlNA-L'IRRIGATOR.

Specification of Letters I atent. Application filed January 13,1906.Serial No. 295,990.

Patented Jan. 8, 1907.

To M whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES OLIPHINT FAnnme'roN and THOMAS WATSON,citizens of the United States, residing at Sealy, in the county ofAustin and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful VaginalIrrigator, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to vaginal irrigators,

and is designed as an improvement upon a similar instrument for whichwe, filed application for Letters Patent in the United States November2, 1905, Serial No. 285,6321 j The object of the present invention is toimprovethe construction, of the feed-tube, whereby thefiow of theliquid, to the dis charge-tube shall be facilitated, and to'improve theconstruction of theshield. v

Withthe above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts of a combined intra-ut'erine and.utero-vaginal syringe, as will be hereinafter'fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, P t

forming a of this specification, and-in which like characters ofreference indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is av1ew inlongitudinal section through an irrigator constructed in accordance withthe present invention. Fig.- -2 is a view in transverse section taken onthe line 2 2, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

The instrument embodies in a compact U and readily-operable form, a;utero-vaginal syringe, an intra-uterine syringe, a 'ressurebulb andconnections with a suitab esupply of Water, and an adjustable shield orprotector carried by the utero-vaginal syringe to seal the vaginalorifice and render it airtight.

' The utero-vaginal syringe embodies an influent or feed tube 1,provided with an inlet branch 2, an effluent or discharge tube 3,provided with an outlet branch 4, a pressureulb 5, and a shield orprotector 6, adjust able on the influent tube to limit its insertion.The influent tube, which may be of any suitablematerial, iscurvd toconform to the vaginal canal and is provided at one end with adetachable guide or closure 7 that i is engaged by the intra-uterinesyringe. The other end of the influent tube is rounded or semisphericaland is provided with a plurality of jet-orifices 8, that dischargeradially of. the walls of the vaginal cavity. Adjacent L to the orifices8 the tube is provided with a plurality of longitudinal orifices 9, thatpermit lateral discharge of the liquid, there being three of the slotsin this instance, one being arranged on the upper side and two at thelateral portions of the tube. The under side of the tube is providedwith a channel or groove 10, that constitutes one of the essentialfeatures of the invention, this channel being extended from theanteriorterminal of the feed-tube to a point approximating its medianline, at which point the dischargetube communicates with it. The channelis of a depth approximating the internal diameter of the discharge-tube,thereby to insure -more rapid discharge of the liquid than could besecured with the arrangement shown in the application referred to. Theoutlet branch 4 of the discharge-tube is provided with a collar 11 toretain a rubber tube combined therewith, as is usual.

The pressure-bulb 5 has reduced terminals, one of which 'is designed toengage the outer end of the inlet branch 2 and the other to connect witha fountain-syringe or other suitable source of water-supply. (Notnecessary to be shown.) In the reduced terminals are arrangeddownward-opening checkvalves 12 and 13, respectively, which operate inthe well-known manner to control the passage of liquid to and from thebulb.

The shield or protector 6 is made of soft rubber, is approximatelycone-shaped, and is solid except for the orifice 14, through which thefeed-tube projects and the walls of which by frictional contact with thetube hold the shield an any proper adjustment thereon.

The intra-uteririe syringe 15 is constructed from a length of tubing ofany suitable material and is curved to conform to the curvature of theinfluent tube.

of the tube is perforated at 16, and its posterior end has combined withit a compressible bulb 17, adjacent to which is arranged a pair ofadjustable finger-holds 18, that serve to limit the projection of theanterior terminal of The anterior end IOO the syringe 15 beyond the likeend of the in fluent tube and to act also as a means to facilitate themanipulation of the intrauterine syringe. The syringe 15 has combinedWith it tWo checks or steps 19 and 20, the former of Which serves tosupport the anterior end of the syringe 15 and the latter to preventWith draWal of the anterior terminal of the syringe beyond the like endof the influent tube.

It is to be understood that the vaginal syringe may be usedindependently of the uterine syringe, and vice versa, but generally willbe used together, as the instrument is designed for the thoroughcleansing or the application of a medicament to both the vaginal anduterine cavities at the same time and with but one insertion, thussaving time and obviating annoyance to the patient.

The object of the pressure-bulb is to expel Water from the influent tubeWith sufficient force to balloon the vagina, and thus smooth out thenatural folds, thereby permitting the detergent or medicament to contactwith and cleanse the entire surface of its Walls. As the shieldpositively closes egress from the os vagina, all liquid is caused topass out through the effluent tube, and thereby assure ness in the useof the instrument.

The uterine syringe in addition to its ordinary function may be made tosecure the fur ther function of an aspirator, as it will be seen that bycompressing the bulb 17 repeated rinsing action may be secured, or themedicament may be left in the uterine cavity or be removed therefrom. Bythe employment of the adjustable finger-holds 18 the insertion of thesyringe may positively be con cleanlitrolled, thus to avoid injury inthe use of the instrument.

We claim 1. A syringe comprising a large influenttube, havingdischarge-apertures in its sides and ends and a longitudinal channel,means for supplying liquid to the influent tube, and a small effluenttube disposed along one side of the large iniluent tube andcommunicating with the outer end of the channel.

2. A syringe comprising a longitudiinillycurved influent tube providedat one end with an orifice-guide and at its other end with radiallyandlaterally discharging orifices, an inlet branch con'muinicating with theposterior portion of the influent tube, an ellluent tube housed Withinthe inflnent tube and communicating with the channel, and provided withan exteriorly-disposed outlet branch, a shield adjustably mounted uponthe influent tube, a pressure-bulb connecting with the inlet branch, anintra-uttnfine syringe arranged within the influent tube and projectingat each end beyond the same, checks carried by the intermediate portionof the last-named syringe, and a compressible bulb and finger-holdscombined. with the posterior portion of the last-named syringe.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoaffixed. our signatures in the presence of two wi.tnesses.

CHARLES ()lilllllN'l l AltltlNG'lON. THOMAS WATSON. Witnesses:

H. L. TENDORF, WILLIE E. Aonrnn.

